In what is probably the least surprising piece of news this century, Terry Gilliam has revealed that his latest attempt at bringing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen has been delayed, just days before production was set to begin. “I was supposed to start to be shooting it starting next Monday,” Gilliam […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange marketing blitz, new Black Panther villain, Tarantino on Luke Cage, Batman movie “a year and a half out”
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Supegirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Jupiter’s Legacy, Ninjak, Bloodshot, […]
Turbo Kid is getting a sequel!
A couple of days ago a prequel video to Turbo Kid arrived online, which offered some insight into Apple’s adventures before she met The Kid in the 2015 action-adventure comedy [watch it here]. Well, now comes word from filmmakers Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell, and François Simard that a sequel to the movie is officially in […]
Michael Shannon joins Benedict Cumberbatch in The Current War
Michael Shannon has signed on to play George Westinghouse alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming drama The Current War. Jake Gyllenhaal had previously been in talks for the role. The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick’s 2011 Black List script, […]
Movie Review – Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Cardboard Boxer, 2016. Directed by Knate Lee. Starring Thomas Haden Church, Boyd Holbrook, Rhys Wakefield, Macy Gray and Terrence Howard. SYNOPSIS: A homeless man is recruited by a bunch of rich kids to fight other impoverished people. Cardboard Boxer stars Thomas Haden Church as Willie, a down on his luck homeless man who is a […]
Daniel Radcliffe wanted to play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
During an interview with Metro (via Comic Book) to promote the release of his new film Swiss Army Man [read our review here], former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would have loved to nab the role of Spider-Man for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War. “I would’ve […]
Second Opinion – Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriquez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honors the brave men and women whose […]
Bond producer says Daniel Craig is “absolutely still the first choice” for 007
Despite all the speculation surrounding his potential successor – which has been running rampant since the release of Spectre last year – James Bond producer Callum McDougall has told the BBC that Daniel Craig is still “absolutely the first choice” of Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to play 007 in the super spy’s next […]
Second Opinion – Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State Of Jones, 2016. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Christopher Berry, Bill Tangradi and Keri Russell. SYNOPSIS: A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Free State of Jones […]
Second Opinion – Southside with You (2016)
Southside with You, 2016. Directed by Richard Tanne. Starring Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Phillip Edward Van Lear. SYNOPSIS: On a summer’s day in 1989, Barack Obama took Michelle Robinson on what turned out to be their first date across Chicago’s South Side. One that included an art exhibition, live music, a […]
